Purpose of trip was to investigate Oil for Food
program and meet with U.S.
troops
WASHINGTON,
DC - Congressman
Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) safely returned to Andrews
Air Force Base from the Persian
Gulf yesterday afternoon. Upton,
making his second trip to the region within the last
year, went to examine fraud and abuse surrounding
the United Nations Oil for Food program, as well as
to spend time with U.S.
troops in Kuwait,
Baghdad and Germany.
On the return flight home, Upton
stopped over at Ramstein Air Force Base to visit with
soldiers wounded in combat.
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Congressman Fred Upton with Troops in Iraq - September 18, 2004
Department
received $49,000 last year that
helped equip
local HAZMAT team
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman
Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) today announced that the
Department of Homeland Security has awarded the Niles
Fire Department $19,620 under the Assistance for Firefighters
Grant Program. This grant program is in support of
America's firefighters as first responders in the neighborhoods
and communities they serve. Last year, Upton helped
the City of Niles Fire Department secure $49,000 for
HAZMAT equipment.
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Estimates
predict pending fax rules would cost small
businesses an average of $5,000 the first year
WASHINGTON, DC – The
U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed
Congressman Fred Upton's (R-St. Joseph) "Junk
Fax Prevention Act of 2004" (H.R. 4600). Upton,
chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee
on Telecommunications and the Internet, introduced
the bipartisan measure June 16th to help businesses
across the nation. The Senate Commerce Committee is
expected to consider similar legislation this week.
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